The Academic Health Institutions’ Declaration on Planetary Health

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Academic health institutions declare the health of the planet a Code Red emergency and call for immediate implementation of planetary health education and research, and the transition to climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems in order to build a healthy, sustainable, and just future for all.

Signatories

The Academic Health Institutions’ Declaration on Planetary Health calls on all academic health institutions throughout the world to take immediate action to halt both the negative impact of their activities on the planet’s natural systems, and to institute adaptive and regenerative measures, including through advocacy.

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Watch a message from Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, originally presented at the official unveiling of the Declaration on Planetary Health at ICAM 2023

Watch a message from Dr. Maria P. Neira, Director of the Department of Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization. 

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This Declaration originates from the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada’s Declaration on Planetary Health Development Committee, 2022-2023

  • Dr. Julien Poitras (Co-Chair)
    Doyen, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval Chair, AFMC Standing Committee on Social Accountability
  • Dr. Geneviève Moineau (Co-Chair)
    President and CEO, The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
  • Dr. Alen Abelsohn
    Provost, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Working Party on the Environment
  • Mohamed Eissa
    Liaison Officer for Public Health Issues, International Federation of Medical Students’ Association (IFMSA)
  • Dr. Samantha Green
    Board Member, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)
  • Dr. Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán
    Associate Director, Planetary Health Alliance
  • Dr. Courtney Howard
    Representative from the AFMC Effects of Climate Change on Health Task Force
  • Owen Dan Luo
    Co-Chair, The Canadian Federation of Medical Students, Health & Environment Adaptive Response Task Force
  • Dr. Laurie McDuffee
    Co-Chair, One Health Climate Change Curriculum Committee, University of Prince Edward Island
  • Dr. Michelle McLean
    Professor, Planetary Health, Medical Education Bond University, Australia
  • Dr. William Montelpare
    Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health, University of Prince Edward Island
  • Jeremy Pivor
    Senior Program Coordinator, Planetary Health Alliance
  • Dr. Nicole Redvers
    Board Chair of the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation Coordinator, Planetary Health Alliance
  • Dr. Olena Zotova
    Présidente, Réseau d’action pour la santé durable du Québec
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